Lesson 4

Lesson 4: それはなんですか

Identifying Objects and People

 

In this lesson, you will learn demonstrative pronouns (これ, それ, あれ and どれ) and various object names found in classrooms and at home. By using these, you will be able to ask and respond to questions like "What is it?" and "How do you say X in Japanese?" You will also learn to describe something by using adjectives such as "That's a new computer" and "It's not very big."
grammar
  • これ、それ、あれ、どれ
  • Assertion (Sentence particle)
  • そうですか
  • Object names in a room
  • Xは にほんごで なんて いいますか
  • だれのN
  • -Adj + N/い-Adj + N
  • -Adj です/な-Adj じゃありません/じゃないです
  • -Adj です/い-Adj くありません or くないです
  • どんなN
  • とても+ Affirmative/あまり+ Negative
  • Confirmation particle ね: ~ですね
  • Agreement particle ねえ: ~ですねえ